Russian POW

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TinMann has noticed the bird in the boy's hand. The first time I saw this image in Purnell's History of WW2, it was captioned along the lines of "Boy shot by Germans for keeping pigeons." Pigeons being often used to send messages, keeping them would...

TinMann has noticed the bird in the boy's hand. The first time I saw this image in Purnell's History of WW2, it was captioned along the lines of "Boy shot by Germans for keeping pigeons." Pigeons being often used to send messages, keeping them would result in death.

We had an German Signal Corp Officer of the German Army speak at our World War Two Round-table Group a few months ago. Before he was sent to North Africa where he was captured he was sent to work at a German POW camp for Russians. He mentioned to his...

We had an German Signal Corp Officer of the German Army speak at our World War Two Round-table Group a few months ago. Before he was sent to North Africa where he was captured he was sent to work at a German POW camp for Russians. He mentioned to his Captain at the camp that Russians were dying daily from starvation. The Captain told him to keep his mouth shut or he would find himself on the Eastern Front fighting the Russians. He was soon sent to North Africa and later captured. His father was in the Signal Corp in World War One and was drafted into the German Army and captured. Between wars his father became a Lutheran Minister and when the Lutheran church authorities found out they were both POWs in the USA they were able to have them reunited in the sons' POW camp. It happened on Christmas Eve. They were made to watch the films of the Concentration Camps before being sent back to Europe. When they got back to Europe the French kept the German POWs locked up under less friendly conditions. He felt the harsh treatment of the French lead to his fathers death soon after they finally reached home.

vss1 (Sun 28 Mar 2010 07:19:51 AM EDT)

Looks like the kid from 'Come And See'. Propaganda or not, another needless death. RIP and another stab of the pitchfork for Hitler and Pals.

imi (Sun 28 Mar 2010 04:43:28 AM EDT)

sad picture,but propaganda.He's a civilian boy about 16,and executed by german troops,that was the original title,in a russian web site

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